CHILE VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,801	1	10,685	+ 24,116
Stroke	2	11,582	2	9,731	+ 1,850
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,449	6	3,920	+ 4,529
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	8,234	5	4,000	+ 4,234
Lung Cancers	5	7,824	9	3,452	+ 4,372
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,460	10	3,177	+ 3,283
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,845	11	3,022	+ 2,823
Lung Disease	8	5,030	4	4,062	+ 968
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,592	17	1,567	+ 2,025
Breast Cancer	10	3,368	16	1,689	+ 1,679
Kidney Disease	11	3,142	3	4,065	- 923
Lymphomas	12	2,105	18	1,394	+ 711
Prostate Cancer	13	2,102	14	2,435	- 333
Falls	14	2,053	23	904	+ 1,149
Stomach Cancer	15	1,977	8	3,631	- 1,654
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,970	26	790	+ 1,180
Ovary Cancer	17	1,353	35	514	+ 838
Liver Cancer	18	1,340	19	1,369	- 29
Bladder Cancer	19	1,317	32	641	+ 676
Hypertension	20	1,317	7	3,817	- 2,500
Leukemia	21	1,099	24	879	+ 219
Suicide	22	1,060	15	1,700	- 641
Oral Cancer	23	993	40	307	+ 686
Liver Disease	24	916	13	2,647	- 1,731
Skin Disease	25	910	28	763	+ 146
Other Neoplasms	26	876	20	1,358	- 482
Inflammatory/Heart	27	871	31	709	+ 162
Uterin Cancer	28	822	45	275	+ 547
Oesophagus Cancer	29	804	30	722	+ 82
Endocrine Disorders	30	758	22	1,286	- 528
Road Traffic Accidents	31	719	12	2,826	- 2,108
Congenital Anomalies	32	686	25	858	- 171
Other Injuries	33	649	21	1,310	- 661
Skin Cancers	34	556	34	526	+ 30
Low Birth Weight	35	448	36	437	+ 11
Asthma	36	330	42	295	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	286	46	223	+ 63
Drug Use	38	272	50	149	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	39	177	27	780	- 603
Violence	40	175	29	744	- 568
HIV/AIDS	41	146	33	539	- 394
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	135	56	73	+ 62
Epilepsy	43	135	43	294	- 159
Birth Trauma	44	117	54	87	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	45	116	62	27	+ 89
Anemia	46	113	49	180	- 67
Alcohol	47	107	47	207	- 100
Drownings	48	90	44	283	- 193
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	87	52	104	- 18
Osteoarthritis	50	85	51	131	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	76	48	187	- 110
Tuberculosis	52	62	38	410	- 348
Hepatitis C	53	51	61	27	+ 25
War	54	45	64	14	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	41	39	334	- 293
Meningitis	56	31	53	95	- 64
Schizophrenia	57	27	58	38	- 11
Poisonings	58	20	57	68	- 48
Upper Respiratory	59	15	67	4	+ 10
Malnutrition	60	14	37	420	- 406
Hepatitis B	61	14	60	30	- 16
Fires	62	12	41	295	- 283
Appendicitis	63	12	59	37	- 25
Maternal Conditions	64	12	63	24	- 12
Encephalitis	65	4	70	2	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	55	79	- 79
Malaria	69	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	68	3	- 3
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	69	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	66	5	- 5
Otitis Media	82	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Malta

Chile

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.